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Ross Store- Hilo | Ross Dress For Less Hilo HawaiiPosted December 20, 2015
December 20, 2015
Updated December 20, 2015 1:43am
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(L-R) Dad Kamaichy with Marky, 2, Mom Mairinda captivation 4-month-old Kamy, Maiky, 7 advanced larboard and sister Nourita, 6 with Kawika Freitas with his babe Kawena, 2, of the Hawaii Bank Volleyball Association (HBVA) at Ross Dress for Less in Kapolei on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. HBVA aloft funds to sponsor a ancestors for Christmas and took them arcade so they could accept their own presents.
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Kawika Freitas of Hawaii Bank Volleyball Association (HBVA) helps acquisition shoes with Maiky, 7, at Ross Dress for Less in Kapolei on Tuesday, December 15, 2015.
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Nourita, 6, advanced chooses a dress with the advice of mom Mairinda and Liz Guzman, Case Administrator at Ulu Ke Kukui as the ancestors shopped to acquisition ability for Christmas sponsored by the Hawaii Bank Volleyball Association (HBVA) at Ross Dress for Less in Kapolei on Tuesday, December 15, 2015.
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Ross Dress for Less - 69 Photos | Ross Dress For Less Hilo HawaiiNourita, 6, advanced chooses a dress with the advice of mom Mairinda, center, sister Marky ,2, and Liz Guzman, Case Administrator at Ulu Ke Kukui as the ancestors shopped to acquisition ability for Christmas sponsored by the Hawaii Bank Volleyball Association (HBVA) at Ross Dress for Less in Kapolei on Tuesday, December 15, 2015.
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Nourita, 6, chooses a dress with the advice of Liz Guzman, Case Administrator at Ulu Ke Kukui as the ancestors shopped to acquisition ability for Christmas sponsored by the Hawaii Bank Volleyball Association (HBVA) at Ross Dress for Less in Kapolei on Tuesday, December 15, 2015.
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Kelly Asinsin, case administrator at Ulu Ke Kukui, helps Maiky try on a brace of shoes as the ancestors shopped to acquisition ability for Christmas sponsored by the Hawaii Bank Volleyball Association (HBVA) at Ross Dress for Less in Kapolei on Tuesday, December 15, 2015.
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Nourita, left, finds the absolute haversack for Maiky, 7 as the ancestors shopped to acquisition ability for Christmas sponsored by the Hawaii Bank Volleyball Association (HBVA) at Ross Dress for Less in Kapolei on Tuesday, December 15, 2015.
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Maiky, 7, is apparent as Liz Guzman, Case Administrator at Ulu Ke Kukui jokes about as the ancestors shopped to acquisition ability for Christmas sponsored by the Hawaii Bank Volleyball Association (HBVA) at Ross Dress for Less in Kapolei on Tuesday, December 15, 2015.
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Ross Store- Hilo | Ross Dress For Less Hilo Hawaii(L-R) Dad Kamaichy captivation Marky, 2, Maiky, 7, Nourita, 6, front, Mom Mairinda with 4-month-old Kamy, and Kawika Freitas with his babe Kawena, 2, and wife Christine Freitas of the Hawaii Bank Volleyball Association (HBVA) at Ross Dress for Less in Kapolei on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. HBVA aloft funds to sponsor a ancestors for Christmas and took them arcade so they could accept their own presents.
With bright faces, three babyish accouchement scampered off in altered admonition throughout the administration store, avaricious whatever bent their eyes and yelling, “I appetite this one!”
Maiky, 7, jumped on a agitation horse appropriate away, and his sister Nourita, 6, affective a Barbie babyish that she’d been adulatory for, while Marky, 2, couldn’t adjudge what dress was the prettiest. They were the accepted kids in a bonbon store, afflicted by the actuality that dreams are fabricated of while arcade Tuesday at Ross Dress for Less in Kapolei.
The arcade aberration started aback Kawika Freitas alleged out, “Come on! Let’s spend!” with an arm action affiliated to bouncing the abracadabra baton that fabricated it all possible. He had $500 in his pocket, aloft by his volleyball accompany this ages to accredit a beggared ancestors to go on a Christmas arcade spree.
Freitas, admiral of the Hawaii Bank Volleyball Association, chose this ancestors of six from a account of hundreds actuality assisted by Helping Hands Hawai‘i through the Adopt A Ancestors program. The anniversary Christmas affairs is accurate by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s anniversary Good Neighbor Armamentarium drive so bodies disturbing to get aback on clue can accept a appropriate anniversary dinner, bare items and a few account from Santa. Readers may “adopt” a ancestors or individual, or aloof accord to the accepted fund. The best requested items are accouterment and shoes, domiciliary items and accepted toys. Advice on how to accord is accessible abutting to this article.
Freitas said the HBVA, which has about 100 members, captivated a volleyball clash Dec. 5 with its accumulated sponsors at Queen’s Surf Bank in Waikiki. “We try to do article every year” to account added nonprofits, he said.
His wife, Christine, came forth on the Ross cruise to advice chase for the appropriate sizes in shoes and clothes, and their little babe Kawena got into the act, acrimonious out her own favorites.
In the blubbery of it all, Freitas said, “It’s awesome! It makes me feel great! I adulation it aback I see kids active around, all aflame and happy. It’s amazing that they’re so adored aloof to get a brace of shoes. It’s not like I’m affairs them the fanciest toy. They’re affairs aliment and they’re adored about that.”
Clothing, domiciliary items and ability can be alone off until Dec. 19 at the Association Clearinghouse, 2100 N. Nimitz Highway in Kalihi on the bend of Puuhale Road and Nimitz.
Monetary ability may be beatific to the Star-Advertiser’s Good Neighbor Fund; c/o Helping Hands Hawai’i; 2100 N. Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, HI 96819.
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Ross Store- Hilo | Ross Dress For Less Hilo HawaiiChecks fabricated out to the Good Neighbor Armamentarium additionally may be alone off at any of First Hawaiian Bank’s branches statewide.
Call 440-3800 for added information, to assurance up for the Adopt A Ancestors Affairs or to align for auto of ample items.
Helping Hands Hawai’i’s donation barn hours are 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. The barn will additionally be accessible from 8 a.m. to apex on Saturdays through Dec. 22.
The amount of aggregate came up to about $511, said Kelly Asinsin, the case administrator for the Micronesian ancestors assisted by the HBVA-raised funds.
The ancestors confused from Chuuk about three years ago; the parents of four children, including a babyish girl, didn’t appetite to advance their aftermost name because of their embarrassment about accepting charity, Asinsin said. “I had a adamantine time accepting her (the mother) to accede to it because she was ashamed.”
Asinsin has formed with the ancestors at the Ulu Ke Kukui capricious apartment in Maili for the accomplished eight months, and recommended them for the Adopt A Ancestors affairs because “they appearance potential.”
“They’re a actual beholden family, and I accept that they will succeed, they will get abiding housing, and that they will affected aggregate that they’re currently activity through,” she said.
More than a year ago, the ancestors was active with relatives, who evicted them, Asinsin said. They concluded up active on the bank for six months afore entering an emergency shelter. The parents are not chatty English speakers, which has been a barrier to employment.
The ancestor has been able to acquisition alone a part-time job as a custodian, and is aggravating to advance his English through an apprenticeship affairs for the homeless. The mother bears the burden of the accent that comes with demography affliction of an baby built-in with medical problems, Asinsin said.
After bushing several arcade accoutrements for the children, the parents were “very, actual thankful,” Asinsin said, adding, “The kids were aflame — they capital to accessible aggregate and use the new clothes appropriate abroad — because they don’t (usually) get to boutique like this. I would say the ancestors was blessed.” The mother affairs to blanket some of the clothes, shoes and backpacks they best out, and accomplish them delay for Christmas to accessible their presents, Asinsin said.
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Photos at Ross Dress for Less - Hilo, HI | Ross Dress For Less Hilo HawaiiFreitas said, “Growing up — I’m from Hilo — you see added kids that accept had adamantine times aback their backpacks are burst or they don’t accept a backpack” and they abridgement abounding basal necessities. “I’m actual advantageous that my parents bankrupt their butts to accord me what I needed.”
“So now I see kids activity through that (hard times), and I’m in a bearings area I’m able to accord back, and I feel it’s alone right. … Actuality a ancestor now, I can’t brainstorm not actuality able to accommodate for my kids. It would be devastating. So any little advice I anticipate we can do, we should do it as a community,” he said.
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